Bitcoin is up slightly at $30,392
Ethereum is up slightly at $1806
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $290

Theta Network up 15%

Yuga Labs removes infinite ape code.

Solana has set up a 100M fund for Korean crypto startups

PayPal has converted its conditional virtual currency license to a full bitlicense.

Aurora labs pays $6M bounty to a white hat

Osmosis exploited for up to $5M.

Links:

• EmperorTomatoKetchup on Twitter: "@Blockworks_ The contract owner has now been burned. While we’d been meaning to do this for a long time, we hadn't out of an abundance of caution. Felt comfortable doing it now. All done. In lay terms: The issue flagged in this article is now impossible." / Twitter
• Osmosis 🧪 on Twitter: "Liquidity pools were NOT "completely drained". Devs are fixing the bug, scoping the size of losses (likely in the range of ~$5M), and working on recovery. More info to come." / Twitter
• PayPal Converts Conditional Virtual Currency License to Full BitLicense
• Solana launches $100M investment and grant fund for South Korean web3 startups | TechCrunch
• Aurora Labs pays $6 million reward to hacker who saved 70,000 ETH from getting stolen

Bitcoin is up .5% at $38,509
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,618
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $376

Mir coin up 28%

Paypal, Visa and Mastercard have all suspended operations in Russia

A bug in Convex Finance caused the CVX token to drop.

Brazil’s central bank has picked nine CBDC projects for next step in innovation challenge.

Genesis digital assets plans a 100% clean energy mining center in Sweden.

Bitcoin is down 1% at $37,550
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,606
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $368

Crypto enthusiasts are forming a DAO to purchase the Denver broncos.

The US Federal Reserve places new bans on trading stocks bonds, crypto and commodities.

PayPal limits NFT protections for merchants within their Seller Protection program.

Vesta Equity launches Algorand-based real-estate backed NFT platform.

Links:

• Vesta Equity Launches Global Real Estate NFT Marketplace on Algorand
• PayPal Policy Updates
• Crypto Enthusiasts Forming DAO to Buy Denver Broncos NFL Team

Bitcoin is up slightly at $41,981
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,205
and Binance Coin up slightly at $455

Idex, up 14%

PayPal is looking into creating its own stable coin

Katie Huan is raising 900M for her crypto funds

a16z releases 10 principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3

Bitso has penned a three-year sponsorship deal with the Brazilian soccer club SPFC.

Links:

• Katie Huan setting up own crypto fund | Financial Times
• How to Build a Better Internet: 10 Principles for World leaders Shaping the Future of Web3 | Andreessen Horowitz
• Bitso lands sponsorship deal with lauded São Paulo soccer club
• PayPal Explores Launch of Own Stablecoin in Crypto Push - BNN Bloomberg

Bitcoin is up 1% at $47,504
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,236
and Cardano is up slightly at $2.24

Vechain up 24%
AMP up 15%
THORchain up 15%

El Salvador has started mining bitcoin with geothermal energy from volcanos.

The bank of England starfs up third-party working groups to provide input into CBDC.

TikTok announces NFT collection that will partner with top creators.

Rugpull in Solana NFT project.

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he’d misspoken abut CBDCs replacing private cryptos.

Links:

• Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 on Twitter: "We’re still testing and installing, but this is officially the first #Bitcoin mining from the #volcanode 🌋" / Twitter
• Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums | Bank of England
• TikTok launches first creator-led NFT collection | TikTok Newsroom
• Supposed 17-year-old artist sells $138,000 of fake NFTs and disappears
• Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto — CoinDesk

Links:

• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data
• PayPal reportedly looks to take on Robinhood with stock trading

Bitcoin is up slightly at $31,396
Ethereum is up .5% at $1,864
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $299

Electroneum up 59%
SLP up 24%

Bitcoin futures are coming to Bank of America.

DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9M in a series-A led by a16z.

Thorchain lost 4k Ether in an attack

Google searches for Bitcoin price have reached a 7-month low

PayPal is increasing the limits on customer purchases of crypto per week from 20k to 100k

Links:

• Press Release: Increased Purchase Limits for Crypto on PayPal
• Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Price' Reach 7-Month Low - CoinDesk
• THORChain Suffers Another Exploit | RUNEBase
• DeFi wallet Phantom raises $9 million in Series A funding led by A16z
• Bank of America has begun clearing bitcoin futures

Bitcoin is up 1% at $39,886
Ethereum is up 2% at $2,843
and Binance Coin is up 2% at $379

Enjin Coin up 24%
Nexo up 22%
EOS up 15%

PayPal is working on crypto withdrawal capability

Carl Icahn considering moves in crypto space.

Fidelity’s bitcoin fund has picked up more than $100M from investors

Apple job post points to business development involving digital wallets/crypto

Ledn closes a $30M series A

Links:

• PayPal exec says payments giant is working on crypto withdrawal capability
• Carl Icahn hints at investments in the crypto space, says 'I'm looking at the whole business'
• SEC FORM D/A - Fidelity filing
• Business Development Manager – Alternative Payments - Careers at Apple
• Digital Asset Savings and Loan Platform Ledn Raises US$30M Series A | Business Wire

KY Wants Miners; PayPal Wants Curv

Links:

• Kentucky bill to provide tax breaks for local crypto miners
• PayPal to Buy Crypto Custody Firm Curv: Sources - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up .5% at $48,010
Ethereum is up 1% at $1810
and Cardano is up 1% at .87

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Token up 17%
Kusama up 16%
The Graph up 15%

ConsenSys is helping Iranian women learn solidity with grants and scholarships.

Coinbase ventures and paradigm led a $12M round for Synthetix.

Paypal wants to be a CBDC distributor.

Argo Blockchain plots new 200MW facility in Texas.

Links:

• LOI Signing - 07:00:04 10 Feb 2021 - ARB News article | London Stock Exchange
• Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform - CoinDesk
• ConsenSys Grants Help Iranian Women Learn Solidity - CoinDesk
• PayPal Wants to Be a CBDC Distributor - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is up slightly at $37,673
Ethereum is up 1% at $1643
and Polkadot is down .slightly at 20.38.

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
UMA up 136%
DogeCoin up 55%
Aave up 32%

Ether new ATH

Coinbase looks to Nasdaq.

PayPal is creating a dedicated business unit for crypto services.

NFT Marketplace Rarible picked up $1.75M in seed funding.

Visa partners with First Boulevard

Links:

• Visa Expands Digital Currency Roadmap with First Boulevard | Business Wire
• Rarible secures funding from CoinFund to build community-governed NFT marketplace | by Rarible | Medium
• PayPal is investing in a new business unit focused on crypto and digital currencies

Bitcoin is down 2% at $40,014
Ethereum is up 8% at $1317
and XRP is up 4% at 33 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 50%
Maker up 47%
Bitcoin Cash up 34%

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reaches record high.

A test for the digital yuan has given us a look at the card-based hardware wallets.

PayPal, Coinbase invest in TaxBit.

Brad Garlinghouse takes to Twitter to answer questions re: SEC lawsuit.

SoFi may go public.

Kyrgyzstan proposed first regulatory framework for crypto.

Links:

• Kyrgyzstan Has Proposed Its First Regulatory Framework for Crypto - CoinDesk
• EXCLUSIVE-SoFi to go public through merger with Palihapitiya-backed SPAC | Reuters
• TaxBit Secures Investments from PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures; Winklevoss Capital Doubles Down
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High Amid Miner Revenue Surge - CoinDesk
• China Is Testing A Hardware Wallet For Digital Yuan
• Brad Garlinghouse on Twitter: "I’m not going to litigate the SEC’s unproven allegations on Twitter, and as you can imagine, there are new considerations to what can / should be said publicly after the litigation process starts. However, I would like to address 5 key questions I’ve seen. 1/10" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up 1.5% at $24,865
Ethereum is down 1% at $622
and XRP is down 19% at 30 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Theta Fuel up 41%
Zillqua up 15%

XRP falls steeply on SEC lawsuit.

Jay Clayton Resigns early.

SEC lawsuit "unprecedented".

Turkey set to pilot CBDC

Bitcoin tops 25k

PayPal & BitGo talks fall through.

Links:

• Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit - CoinDesk
• PayPal drops plans to acquire crypto firm BitGo | Fortune
• Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor - CoinDesk
• SEC.gov | Statement of SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
• Former SEC Commissioner says Ripple lawsuit will cause 'multi-billion dollar losses to innocent third parties' - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $15,967
Ethereum is down 1% at $455
and XRP is up 1% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Sushiswap up 25%
Compound up 15%

Sir John Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, said it’s not the job of the bank to protect bank business models.

Deutsche Bank’s research team has highlighted they believe that CBDCs will replace cash in the long term.

PayPal removed the waitlist for their new crypto service and lifted the weekly purchase limit to $20k.

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Bitcoin is up slightly at $13,013
Ethereum is up .5% at $417
and XRP is down 1% at 25 cents

Those are your leaders by market cap

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Vertcoin up 62%

Villanova University is sending a private Ethereum blockchain into space to test DLT on satellites.

The CFTC issued guidance on digital currencies for futures commission merchants.

PayPal is going shopping—reportedly in talks to acquire BitGo

Filecoin upgrade means miners get rewards faster.

Links:

• CFTC Staff Issues Advisory on Virtual Currency for Futures Commission Merchants | CFTC
• PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including BitGo - Bloomberg
• Villanova University to Send Private Ethereum Blockchain Into Space to Test Inter-Satellite Communication - CoinDesk
• Filecoin Upgrades Network, Rewards Miners Early - CoinDesk

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Bitcoin is up 4% at $12,932
Ethereum is up 8% at $413
and XRP is up 5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Ren up 15%
Synthetix up 15%

PayPal's soft custodian announcement sends Bitcoin to its highest since late 2017.

The CEO of Ripple has raised concerns about Ripple's long-term position in the US due to regulatory ambiguity.

Kraken has kicked off trading in Japan again after a 2 year hiatus.

An EY led group has bid for the Korean CBDC pilot project.

Links:

• Kraken anncouncement
• PayPal Official News
• Ripple considers other countries for the HQ
• EY bids for Korean CBDC

Bitcoin is up 1% at $11,469
Ethereum is up 2% at $393
and XRP is up 0.5% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Numeraire up 45%
UMA up 39%
and Elrond up 16%

The New Zealand stock exchange faced a barrage of criminal cyberattacks this week.

US House members have called for a briefing on recent seizure of crypto assets from terrorist groups.

NASA is backing a blockchain-based communications system.

Fidelity’s head of strategy and planning is at the helm of a new bitcoin-focused fund.

Whale Alert Has Data on Satoshi

PayPal Chooses Paxos to Bring Crypto to PayPal Users

UK Regulators Want Control of Crypto Advertising

Links:

• UK Treasury Wants to Bring Crypto Ads Under Direct Gov’t Oversight
• PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say - CoinDesk
• Whale Alert Identifies 1.125 Million BTC as Satoshi's Stash - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $9,219
Ethereum is down 3.5% at $232
and XRP is down 1.5% at 18 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Request Network, up 32%
and Quant Network up 25%

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been arrested.

PayPal and Venmo are planning to let users buy and sell crypto.

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payments service only a week after launch.

The final judgement has been handed down in the case between the SEC and Shopin

Links:

• PayPal and Venmo are reportedly planning to let users buy and sell crypto - The Block
• Eran Eyal and UnitedData, Inc. d/b/a/ "Shopin, " (Release No. LR-24842; Jun. 23, 2020)
• Banco Central do Brasil
• Wirecard’s Former Billionaire CEO Markus Braun Arrested Over Allegations Of Fraud

Bitcoin is down .5% at $8,098
XRP is down slightly at 25 cents
and Ethereum is even at $174

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dentacoin up 15%

PayPal has officially withdrawn from the Libra association.

Verisart an art and collectibles provenance startup has raised 2.5 million in a seed round.

A hacker has returned domain names that were stolen from the Ethereum Name Service’s auction.

International container shipping blockchain pioneer 300 cubits has pulled the plug on its TEU token

Links:

• Hacker Returns Ethereum Domains Lost in Bug Exploit - CoinDesk
• 300cubits, a Blockchain Shipping Pioneer, Gives up on Its TEU Token - CoinDesk
• PayPal officially drops out of Facebook's Libra project - The Block
• Verisart raises $2.5M to expand blockchain-certified art service - The Block

Bitcoin is down 1% at $8,159
XRP is up 1.5% at 25 cents
and Ethereum is down 1% at $174

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Centrality up 103%
Dentacoin up 15%

Venture capital institution Andreessen Horowitz is launching a crypto startup school.

Tim Cook says Apple has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency.

US lawmakers are looking once again to hear from Mark Zuckerberg.

PayPal may pull out of the founding group of Libra Association.

Links:

• U.S. House panel wants Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify on Libra by January - Reuters
• Apple has no plans to launch cryptocurrency, says CEO Tim Cook - The Block
• Andreessen Horowitz launches crypto startup school - The Block
• PayPal Might Withdraw From Libra Association: Report - CoinDesk